The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1887-05-23

Council called to order at $40
Mayor Sturgisin chair The reading.
of The minutes was dispensed with
The mayor explained that important
unfinished business wa. to be dis
/ posed OF especially about the curling
aud guttCring of Franklin street
which was now commercial stree.
and Yet war full OF holes aud filth.
tic thought tho property holders
were perfectly willing to pay their
two thirds. lie was in favor OF build
Ing the street from Eighth street
down and use solid rock. The matter
OF the city hall should bo taken up
after the other was disposed Of. lie
recommended the repairing of the
present city hall.
Regular business suspended aud
special matter taken up.
Resolution by Alderman Order TO
paint and calsomine. repair aud var
uish furniture, buy new chairs and
such other work n 10 needed.
Amendment 10y Alderman Flouruoy
that the amount do not exceed one
hundred dollars. Amendment car.
:i1d. Resolution carried.
Resolution by Alderman Order for
street committee, that the improve.
mcut committee advertise for bids
for curbiug and gutteIin9 of Frank.
lin street from Third to sixth street
according the plans aud specifications.
Amendment offered 10y Alderman
Good to read, - Eighth street.
Amendment accepted.
Alderman steven wanted tht
work done right The city had been
imposed on in other work.
Alderman smith, thought they had
been imposed on badly and unless
they could get other bids he desired
to see postponed.
Alderman GOodr: wanted the CON
tractor closely looked after. The
work on Austin street seemed 70 be
done right II was high time the
work on Franklin street should be
done. when YOU could catch frogs
siXtoon inches long in the ponds on
commercial street II was time TO
have it fixed.
Alderman Tibbs; VA, willing to
vote if the money wa' there. Is 80
the property holders paying two
thirds there had not been much got
oul ut them. The work ought to be
done but well. lie thought the rock
pu' down already good but the work
/ badly done.
NldcrmM stevenson This work
implies bonding the city. The prop
b.. a. al t'tH., q
itcould be done without bonding he
would faN1rlt, II would cost $4,000.
.Cric. of it, would not cost $500. not
Alderman Grider, The street COM
missioner and engineer could do bet
ter than they have done, having eNpe-
rience. II would cost about $4,000 lie
/ thought.
Resolution adopted by vote.
Resolution by Alderman Grider
Ihst the city attorney and city en-
glnccr be required to he present at
the regular mectingr of the board
| The resolution was adopted uuani-
mously, earnestly and emphatically.
Mr. Order explained the status of
the Matt street and bridge matter.
The committee recommended that
the council pay MIR. Mat $50 and
citizens would pay another $50. Col.
/ fiournuy moved the adoption of the
rcd.
Petition presented by Alderman
Smith from b. Hudson, asking per-
mission to open meat market.
| Granted.
/ Committee reported that the Waco
Water Co. would give water for
/ flushing for Pc per 1000 9allons by
/ the year. Mr.. White thought l., would
tNkc 1000 gallons week tor each
finish tank, It would only be necc,
,lry to flush three times week. Mr..
Grider thought IL would not take
onc-third rs much a Mr.. White
thought il would. IL would cost
$50 90 per week Col. FlournOy NOV
ed that the offer be accepted. Carried.
In regard to boarding prisoners
Mr. Gridcr said that there WAS mis-
take in bill for lG3 meals which was
q. Kd by Mr., Jackson, There were
not near 50 many, only 90 meals Mr..
Buch has bill tor 40 meals for Gala
bose hands which should bo IS
/ lllChiTs - t'ANl 'ilAi ! ltN- Va HlhllNh
what trouble they had had to audit
such bills, They had checked back
Ind forth and had N last found these
mistake. Alderman Goode moved
the matter 90 10 the finance commit
tee. fRrricl
Alderman stephenson called atten.
ton to the fact that the town was fun
OF dogs, He moved that thu marshal
be instructed to pay five cents tor
each dog brought in to be killed.
Alderman Caruthers thought that TO
turn loose lot ofsmall niggers and
boys to go with ropes and coax dogs
from private residences aud rope
hem would get some little Niger,
shot The people wouldn't stand it.
Dogs had their right, awell rs people
lie ridiculed the idea. The dogs
hadn't killed anybody, Whenever
YOU dragged one dog across the
square TO would come in its place.
Alderman smith was opposed to lit
tie niggers catching dogs when they
had caught all the dogs in town they
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